MashableReads discussion

Hi MashReaders! What are some of your favorite books?

One of my favorite books is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I love dystopian novels and this one in particular brings to life one our literary fears: a society where books aren't permitted to exist. I find that premise so haunting and captivating.

Also, when I was in middle school, I had an English teacher who realized that my brother and I loved reading so she started an after school book club for us. The first book we read for that book club was Fahrenheit 451. Now, whenever I re-read Fahrenheit 451 I always think of when I first started to delve into literature.

What are some of your favorite books?

Two of my all time favorites are The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson and Miles: The Autobiography by Miles Davis. These were books that I had a hard time putting down. I hope Wilkerson is working on another book but it's hard for me to believe she could top the awesomeness that she already published.

I can't really say I have a favorite book or books. I rarely reread any book there is just too much literature out there to discover. I feel like every book takes you on a new adventure and that's what I look forward to.

One of my favourite books of all time is Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (the movie adaptation stacks up well too). It speaks so much to what makes us human, and our identity and connection to each other.

Other mentions are: Cloud Atlas, Not Wanted on the Voyage, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

For 7 years of my child/tween hood i was guaranteed 1.5 days a year to be locked in my room with nothing but water & ritz crackers. Thank you J.K Rowling. I too, enjoy dystopian settings so Fahrenheit 451, The Giver are all-time favorites. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's & agatha Christie are among my favorite authors for Sherlock Holmes and Hercules Poirot shorts & novels.

Chihoe wrote: "One of my favourite books of all time is Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (the movie adaptation stacks up well too). It speaks so much to what makes us human, and our identity and connection to ea..."

Chihoe -- we have similar tastes! I LOVE "Never Let Me Go" and all the rest of your selections are books I've been meaning to read. Where should I start?

Nora wrote: "Chihoe wrote: "One of my favourite books of all time is Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (the movie adaptation stacks up well too). It speaks so much to what makes us human, and our identity and c..."

The last few paragraphs of "Never Let Me Go" will forever stay with me. It's amazing.

Start with "Not Wanted on the Voyage." It's sly and playful, but there's also a disturbing darkness. "Cloud Atlas" next - it's a perfect bridge since its narrative spans time and distance. It is quite dense but the payoff is worth it. Finish off with "Curious Incident," since is a lighter, quirkier read.

My favorite book of all time is Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, it is just a masterful look at the breadth of human emotions -- and if you're luck enough to read it as you're traveling, that would only add to the experience :)

MJ, I also love dystopian novels! I especially enjoyed "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley.

Other favorites are "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck, "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson and "No Exit" by Jean Paul Sartre.

I have a few books that I love that I read every once in a while. The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck, Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden and Pillars of the Earth and World Without end by Ken Follet. Recent books I loved was The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, The Dark Road by Ma Jian, The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan and the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Add anything Walking dead, Game of Thrones, and Swedish crime novels as well :0

I read the goldfinch it was good. started the valley of amazement it's off to the side right now it didn't grab me right away. I read the good earth back in the stone ages.
off hand I really don't have a favorite list. I keep book journal (my books read for the year isn't updated on my goodreads bookshelf) I do keep a written one which is uptodate. I haven't been as good with doing my comments on each book like I used too.
anyway everything my favorite is usually different.